1794 Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1794 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1794 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Incumbent Democratic-Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Spotsylvania County Robert Brooke defeated incumbent Federalist member of Virginia's Executive Council James Wood in a Virginia General Assembly vote.^[1]

1794 Virginia gubernatorial election

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Nominee Robert Brooke James Wood Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 90 60 Percentage 60.00% 40.00%

Governor before election Henry Lee III Federalist Elected Governor Robert Brooke Democratic-Republican

General election

On election day, 30 November 1794, Democratic-Republican nominee Robert Brooke won the election against Federalist candidate James Wood. Brooke was sworn in as the 10th Governor of Virginia on 1 December 1794.^[2]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1794^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Robert Brooke	90	60.00
	Federalist	James Wood	60	40.00
Total votes			150	100.00
	Democratic-Republican gain from Federalist

References

1. "Virginia 1794 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
2. "VA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. January 25, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
3. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786414390.